Video Poetry

Video poetry is a genre Tomás Ó Cárthaigh has been working in for the past few years, with a selection online on site. Featuring readings to a selection of backgrounds and set to music, these sort films of poetry readings being a slice of extra entertainment to the genre.

The Walking People
Irelands nomadic Traveler population did not always have the stigman attached to them as it current today…

A Dance of Joy and Survival
Bad times are but round the corner, the Romani believe. So dance while there is music, for you will have time enough to cry when there no longer is music played.

A Postcard to Her Father Sent
The tragic Maria Lazum story, as related by Paul Polansky. But one name of millions of nameless who died in the Holocaust.

The Flowing Dargle
Dublins little known Dargle River has inspired artists throughout time. One such painting inspired this poem.